Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Both Make Regional Ranks

Sep 18, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – The first Southeast Region
ranks for the 2012 season from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) were released Tuesday
featuring both sides of the cross country program for Georgia
College. Neither program was ranked in the preseason polls, but
both jumped into the top-10 for the first in-season rankings.

Two-time All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) runner Allison Lones (Kathleen, Ga.) is only a
junior, but the story so far for the Bobcats in 2012 has been the
freshmen. Taylor Roeck (Cumming, Ga.) has
finished first for the Bobcats in both races, while finishing
inside the top-20 overall in both races. Fellow freshman Meghan Wetterhall (Atlanta) has also put up
scoring finishes in both races.

The men’s team has plenty of youth and talent as well,
moving into the No. 10 spot on the rankings. Led by junior
Philip Laskey (Marietta, Ga.) who has
finished first on the team in both races so far this year while
coming in 21st and 16th overall. The team also has five freshmen
that are playing key roles on the team, with three of them putting
up scoring finishes in both races. Freshman Paul
McNeil (Dunwoody, Ga.) has been right behind Laskey,
finishing 22nd and 25th in the events that the Bobcats have
competed in this year.

Notable women’s ranked PBC teams include UNC Pembroke in
the No. 1 spot after holding the No. 5 spot in the preseason rank.
Clayton State University dropped one place from the preseason poll,
from No. 3 and now holds the No. 4 spot. Columbus State University
also fell, from No. 4 to No. 5. Flagler College jumped four spots;
ranked No. 10 in the preseason poll, now is ranked one ahead of the
Bobcats at No. 6.

Other notable men’s PBC teams on the list include Columbus
State jumping to No. 3 on the list after being No. 6 preseason.
Augusta State University fell one place from the preseason and now
holds the No. 5 rank, Clayton State was unranked in the preseason
but came in No. 6 to start the 2012 season and UNC Pembroke stays
where they were for the preseason ranks, No. 7.

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